Table 5.

Multivariable Regression Parameters for Factors Associated with Retention at 12 Months.

Variable and Categories		Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	P Value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P Value
Sex	Male	Ref
	Female	1.03 (0.86-1.24)	.73
Education	No education	Ref
	Primary	1.12 (0.86-1.48)	.85
	Secondary	1.09 (0.85-1.41)	.49
	Tertiary	1.30 (0.97-1.74)	.08
Marital Status	Single	Ref
	Married	0.89 (0.71-1.13)	.35
	Others	1.09 (0.83-1.44)	.52
Occupation	Student	Ref
	Employee	0.80 (0.50-1.28)	.36
	Unemployed	0.88 (0.56-1.36)	.55
	Owns business/Self-employed	0.87 (0.57-1.31)	.49
HIV risk factor	Unknown	Ref
	Heterosexual	0.67 (0.54-0.85)	.00	0.67 (0.53-0.83)	.00
	Others	0.55 (0.34-0.91)	.02	0.57 (0.35-0.92)	.02
Age group	15-24	Ref
	25&above	0.96 (0.68-1.36)	.83
Baseline CD4	<200	Ref
	200-349	1.09 (0.88-1.36)	.43	1.11 (0.89-1.39)	.32
	350-499	1.03 (0.79-1.34)	.82	1.05 (0.81-1.36)	.71
	500 and above	0.53 (0.41-0.68)	.00	0.55 (0.43-0.71)	.00
WHO Stage	Stage 1	Ref
	Stage2	0.92 (0.74-1.15)	.47	0.92 (0.73-1.14)	.44
	Stage3	0.43 (0.35-0.55)	.00	0.44 (0.35-0.54)	.00
	Stage4	1.3 (0.97-1.74)	.00	0.31 (0.21-0.45)	.00
Cough	No cough	Ref
	Cough	0.98 (0.65-1.45)	.91
Headache	No headache	Ref
	Headache	1.67 (0.98-2.85)	.06
Pains	No pains	Ref
	Pains	1 (0.65-1.56)	.98
Constipation/Diarrhea	No constipation/diarrhea	Ref
	Constipation/diarrhea	0.84 (0.56-1.26)	.41
Itching/rashes	No itch/rashes	Ref
	Itching/rashes	2.62 (1.65-4.19)	.00	2.59 (1.65-4.09)	.00
ENT	No ENT symptoms	Ref
	ENT symptoms	0.79 (0.54-1.16)	.24
Symptoms	No symptoms	Ref
	Have symptoms	0.94 (0.69-1.28)	.69
Symptom burden		1.21 (1.11-1.33)		1.19 (1.09-1.29)	.00

Abbreviations: ENT, ear, nose and throat; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; WHO, World Health Organization.